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Act VIII (Hachidanme), from the series The Storehouse of Loyal Retainers (Chûshingura)


「忠臣蔵 八段目」
Utagawa Hiroshige I (Japanese, 1797–1858)
Publisher: Izumiya Ichibei (Kansendô) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1835–39 (Tenpô 6–10)

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Horizontal ôban; 21 x 33.5 cm (8 1/4 x 13 3/16 in.)
Credit Line William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.9380
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Akô Mus., Nishiki-e ni miru Chûshingura (1998), #2; Ukiyo-e shûka 14 (1981), Hiroshige list, p. 245, horizontal ôban #50.08; Tamba (Tanba), Hiroshige Ichidai (1965), #434; Tamba (Tanba), Ukiyo-e Edo kara Hakone made (1963), #273
DescriptionMFA impressions: 06.1084, 21.9380, 21.9381
Signed Hiroshige ga
広重画
Marks Censor's seal: kiwame
改印:極
ProvenancePurchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from Frank Lloyd Wright; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.